Civil law — origin?
Roman legal tradition and codification.
Civil law — origin and focus?
Rooted in Roman law, emphasizes codification.
Common law — development?
Case-based, judge-made law in England.
Common law — development?
Developed through judicial decisions and precedents.
Magna Carta — significance?
Limited royal power, established procedural rights.
Magna Carta — purpose?
Limited royal authority; established procedural rights.
Henry II — reforms?
Introduced jury, writs, itinerant justices, centralized justice.
Corpus Iuris Civilis — content?
Roman codification: Code, Digest, Institutes.
Jury — role?
12 local men deciding facts, established in 1166.
Magna Carta clauses?
Procedural rights, due process, rights of barons.
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